Re: OT: Can modern PCs run 5-1/4" floppy drives?

ChairmanOfTheBored wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:56:12 GMT, Gary Tait <classicsat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ChairmanOfTheBored <RUBored@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:hhoqg3hn60rgf9j8cgg8sefgmvqjconhma@xxxxxxx:

Don't go making him think you are talking about a piece of
electronics.
Said converters are like the gender changers of the old D-Sub days.

The vid card can pipe vga through the dvi port (and does). So, all
that are needed are two dongle looking DVI to vge plugs that go into the
back of his card.

You wording made it sound like (could sound like) he needed to attach
some kind of converter box to his card.


Yes, with that DVI-I splitter, and a DVI-D to VGA convertor (and yes, such devices do exist), one can, in theory, run two analog monitors off of one DVI-I output on a PC.


It would have to be a pretty damned old vid card to be DVI out, and
not have two output jacks on it.


Graphics controllers integrated onto the mobo are typically one-connector deals like on this new Dell here. And it doesn't let me check out any dual-monitor settings until I actually plug a 2nd monitor in.

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Regards, Joerg

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